Next Bandcamp Friday is this upcoming Friday - March 6. I've been grabbing a thing or two since the last one in because I couldn't wait for a few things.. But I do love giving artists all the money, and I'll be grabbing at least a thing or two on Friday. Have plans to grab anything of your own?

https://isitbandcampfriday.com

#Bandcamp #BandcampFriday #IndieMusic

@andrewnez this is magnificent, thank you

@ramsey @glyph @benjamineskola
if we had AGI it wouldn't matter, but we don't, and LLMs are a dead end towards that goal.

A lot of pro-LLM arguments hinge on what I tend to call "weaponized science fiction", a dangerous trap to fall into.

RE: https://mastodon.nl/@ibestuur/116158808973952451

En het gaat duur worden. 900 euro per werkplek per jaar gok ik zo. Het kan goedkoper maar dan lever je heel veel cyberveiligheid in.

3/3 I can understand very small firms, who are work saturated or just don't have resources to filter junk calls etc.

But Intertek is a truly gargantuan GLOBAL firm. To have nobody answering the phone is a conscious choice - a deliberate decision. And I think it is the wrong decision.

@nielsa I've seen basically two types of users. 1, people who bought the hype and are trying really hard to get it to do stuff. 2, people who are marginally qualified for their position trying to use it to appear competent.

I've seen a few from group 1 slowly figuring out that it's usefulness is limited and nowhere near as useful as they thought. I've not seen that realization from group 2.

@quixoticgeek

not quite a board game, more like a charades game
but have enjoyed Dixit

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/39856/dixit

Or maybe this is just more Rust fuckery

@jbz

"The real problem is a lack of care."

That's the 2020's so far.

@Fischblog Ich denke, das geht an der Kritik vorbei. Ich persönlich erwarte von einem Politiker nicht, dass er das im Detail korrekt wiedergeben kann, was ich auch nicht könnte.

Aber: Wenn man keine Ahnung hat, sollte man das ruhig mal zugeben, statt für die Kids eine LLM-artige Halluzination rauszulassen. Genau das ist mein Kritikpunkt.

@nielsa LLMs can sort of do most things transformers can do (cos they're transformers), but they're much more convenient and accessible to the public

e.g. mediocre translator, mediocre OCR, mediocre transcription

M5 Pro and M5 Max are surprisingly big departures from older Apple Silicon https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/03/m5-pro-and-m5-max-are-surprisingly-big-departures-from-older-apple-silicon/

@annaleen @older I picked up Automatic Noodle in a bundle (Autonomous too) and can't wait to read them when I have the time! Very interested in We will rise again too, hopefully I'll have a chance to snatch it in a similar way (dollars are expensive!)

Reading about Oxytocin, Cortisol, Estrogen and Testosterone interactions, running into a link to autism (a studies found lower oxyticon with people in autism and that increasing it can help with social interaction).

It's a lot of data with some areas really poorly researched and a complex field with bidirectional interactions. Very interesting, somewhat frustrating to dive into...

#hrt

@craiggrannell aaah don’t do that to me!

@viticci Hmm. I think video professionals are more likely to go for the Asus 32” 4k OLED from what I hear. Colour accuracy > resolution.

The plain IPS studio display is disappointing. Asus, BenQ, others do 27” 4k with colour that’s about as good, often better refresh rates, more ports etc, for much less money. I don’t see a justification for the premium.

Reading about Oxytocin, Cortisol, Estrogen and Testosterone interactions, running into a link to autism (a studies found lower oxyticon with people in autism and that increasing it can help with social interaction).

It's a lot of data with some areas really poorly researched and a complex field with bidirectional interactions. Very interesting, somewhat frustrating to dive into...

#hrt